Sunset and sunrise times in Canberra, Australia
In Canberra, Australia the sun sets today, Saturday 10 October, at 7:13 pm and rises at 6:27 am. Daylight lasts 12h 45m; evening golden hour runs from 6:40 pm to 7:29 pm.
Today, Saturday 10 October
- First light
- 6:02 am
- Sunrise
- 6:27 am
- Solar noon
- 12:50 pm
- Sunset
- 7:13 pm
- Last light
- 7:39 pm
- Day length
- 12h 45m
19h 11m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 6:40 pm – 7:29 pm
- Blue hour
- 7:29 pm – 7:39 pm
- Max sun altitude
- 61.3°
- Moon
- 🌘 Waning crescent
- Moonrise / moonset
- 5:56 am / 7:04 pm
The sun sets at 261° — face west
Sunset conditions tonight
Rated by our sunset quality score, whose formula is published in full. Forecast by Open-Meteo.
Tomorrow, Sunday 11 October
Sunrise 6:26 am Sunset 7:14 pm Golden hour 6:40 pm – 7:30 pm Day length 12h 47m vs today 2 minutes longerWhere Canberra is
- Coordinates
- 35.2835° S, 149.1281° E
- Time zone
- Australia/Sydney
- Current offset
- UTC+11:00
- Elevation
- 571 m
- Population
- 367,752
Sunrise and sunset in Canberra, October 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 5:15 am | 5:40 am | 11:53 am | 6:06 pm | 6:32 pm | 12h 25m | +2:12 | 5:33 pm–6:22 pm | 🌖 78% |
| Fri 2 | 5:13 am | 5:39 am | 11:52 am | 6:07 pm | 6:32 pm | 12h 28m | +2:12 | 5:33 pm–6:22 pm | 🌖 68% |
| Sat 3 | 5:12 am | 5:37 am | 11:52 am | 6:08 pm | 6:33 pm | 12h 30m | +2:12 | 5:34 pm–6:23 pm | 🌖 56% |
| Sun 4 | 6:10 am | 6:36 am | 12:52 pm | 7:08 pm | 7:34 pm | 12h 32m | +2:12 | 6:35 pm–7:24 pm | 🌗 45% |
| Mon 5 | 6:09 am | 6:34 am | 12:52 pm | 7:09 pm | 7:35 pm | 12h 34m | +2:12 | 6:36 pm–7:25 pm | 🌘 34% |
| Tue 6 | 6:07 am | 6:33 am | 12:51 pm | 7:10 pm | 7:36 pm | 12h 37m | +2:12 | 6:36 pm–7:26 pm | 🌘 23% |
| Wed 7 | 6:06 am | 6:32 am | 12:51 pm | 7:11 pm | 7:37 pm | 12h 39m | +2:12 | 6:37 pm–7:27 pm | 🌘 14% |
| Thu 8 | 6:05 am | 6:30 am | 12:51 pm | 7:12 pm | 7:37 pm | 12h 41m | +2:12 | 6:38 pm–7:27 pm | 🌘 7% |
| Fri 9 | 6:03 am | 6:29 am | 12:50 pm | 7:12 pm | 7:38 pm | 12h 43m | +2:12 | 6:39 pm–7:28 pm | 🌘 3% |
| Sat 10 | 6:02 am | 6:27 am | 12:50 pm | 7:13 pm | 7:39 pm | 12h 45m | +2:11 | 6:40 pm–7:29 pm | 🌘 0% |
| Sun 11 | 6:00 am | 6:26 am | 12:50 pm | 7:14 pm | 7:40 pm | 12h 47m | +2:11 | 6:40 pm–7:30 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Mon 12 | 5:59 am | 6:25 am | 12:50 pm | 7:15 pm | 7:41 pm | 12h 50m | +2:11 | 6:41 pm–7:31 pm | 🌒 3% |
| Tue 13 | 5:58 am | 6:23 am | 12:49 pm | 7:16 pm | 7:42 pm | 12h 52m | +2:11 | 6:42 pm–7:32 pm | 🌒 6% |
| Wed 14 | 5:56 am | 6:22 am | 12:49 pm | 7:17 pm | 7:43 pm | 12h 54m | +2:10 | 6:43 pm–7:32 pm | 🌒 12% |
| Thu 15 | 5:55 am | 6:21 am | 12:49 pm | 7:17 pm | 7:43 pm | 12h 56m | +2:10 | 6:44 pm–7:33 pm | 🌒 19% |
| Fri 16 | 5:53 am | 6:19 am | 12:49 pm | 7:18 pm | 7:44 pm | 12h 58m | +2:10 | 6:44 pm–7:34 pm | 🌒 27% |
| Sat 17 | 5:52 am | 6:18 am | 12:48 pm | 7:19 pm | 7:45 pm | 13h 1m | +2:09 | 6:45 pm–7:35 pm | 🌒 35% |
| Sun 18 | 5:51 am | 6:17 am | 12:48 pm | 7:20 pm | 7:46 pm | 13h 3m | +2:09 | 6:46 pm–7:36 pm | 🌒 44% |
| Mon 19 | 5:50 am | 6:16 am | 12:48 pm | 7:21 pm | 7:47 pm | 13h 5m | +2:09 | 6:47 pm–7:37 pm | 🌓 54% |
| Tue 20 | 5:48 am | 6:14 am | 12:48 pm | 7:22 pm | 7:48 pm | 13h 7m | +2:08 | 6:48 pm–7:38 pm | 🌔 63% |
| Wed 21 | 5:47 am | 6:13 am | 12:48 pm | 7:23 pm | 7:49 pm | 13h 9m | +2:08 | 6:49 pm–7:39 pm | 🌔 72% |
| Thu 22 | 5:46 am | 6:12 am | 12:47 pm | 7:24 pm | 7:50 pm | 13h 11m | +2:07 | 6:49 pm–7:40 pm | 🌔 81% |
| Fri 23 | 5:44 am | 6:11 am | 12:47 pm | 7:25 pm | 7:51 pm | 13h 13m | +2:06 | 6:50 pm–7:41 pm | 🌔 88% |
| Sat 24 | 5:43 am | 6:10 am | 12:47 pm | 7:25 pm | 7:52 pm | 13h 15m | +2:06 | 6:51 pm–7:42 pm | 🌔 94% |
| Sun 25 | 5:42 am | 6:08 am | 12:47 pm | 7:26 pm | 7:53 pm | 13h 17m | +2:05 | 6:52 pm–7:43 pm | 🌔 98% |
| Mon 26 | 5:41 am | 6:07 am | 12:47 pm | 7:27 pm | 7:54 pm | 13h 20m | +2:05 | 6:53 pm–7:44 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Tue 27 | 5:39 am | 6:06 am | 12:47 pm | 7:28 pm | 7:55 pm | 13h 22m | +2:04 | 6:54 pm–7:44 pm | 🌖 99% |
| Wed 28 | 5:38 am | 6:05 am | 12:47 pm | 7:29 pm | 7:56 pm | 13h 24m | +2:03 | 6:55 pm–7:45 pm | 🌖 96% |
| Thu 29 | 5:37 am | 6:04 am | 12:47 pm | 7:30 pm | 7:57 pm | 13h 26m | +2:02 | 6:55 pm–7:46 pm | 🌖 90% |
| Fri 30 | 5:36 am | 6:03 am | 12:47 pm | 7:31 pm | 7:58 pm | 13h 28m | +2:02 | 6:56 pm–7:47 pm | 🌖 82% |
| Sat 31 | 5:35 am | 6:02 am | 12:47 pm | 7:32 pm | 7:59 pm | 13h 30m | +2:01 | 6:57 pm–7:48 pm | 🌖 72% |
More columns for October 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction
| Date | Astro. dawn | Naut. dawn | Sunrise | Sunset | Naut. dusk | Astro. dusk | Night | Max altitude | Sunset direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 4:14 am | 4:45 am | 5:40 am | 6:06 pm | 7:02 pm | 7:32 pm | 11h 32m | 57.9° | 265° W |
| Fri 2 | 4:13 am | 4:43 am | 5:39 am | 6:07 pm | 7:02 pm | 7:33 pm | 11h 30m | 58.2° | 265° W |
| Sat 3 | 4:11 am | 4:42 am | 5:37 am | 6:08 pm | 7:03 pm | 7:34 pm | 11h 28m | 58.6° | 264° W |
| Sun 4 | 5:10 am | 5:40 am | 6:36 am | 7:08 pm | 8:04 pm | 8:35 pm | 11h 25m | 59.0° | 264° W |
| Mon 5 | 5:08 am | 5:39 am | 6:34 am | 7:09 pm | 8:05 pm | 8:36 pm | 11h 23m | 59.4° | 264° W |
| Tue 6 | 5:07 am | 5:37 am | 6:33 am | 7:10 pm | 8:06 pm | 8:37 pm | 11h 21m | 59.8° | 263° W |
| Wed 7 | 5:05 am | 5:36 am | 6:32 am | 7:11 pm | 8:07 pm | 8:38 pm | 11h 19m | 60.2° | 263° W |
| Thu 8 | 5:03 am | 5:34 am | 6:30 am | 7:12 pm | 8:08 pm | 8:39 pm | 11h 17m | 60.6° | 262° W |
| Fri 9 | 5:02 am | 5:33 am | 6:29 am | 7:12 pm | 8:09 pm | 8:40 pm | 11h 15m | 60.9° | 262° W |
| Sat 10 | 5:00 am | 5:31 am | 6:27 am | 7:13 pm | 8:10 pm | 8:41 pm | 11h 12m | 61.3° | 261° W |
| Sun 11 | 4:59 am | 5:30 am | 6:26 am | 7:14 pm | 8:10 pm | 8:42 pm | 11h 10m | 61.7° | 261° W |
| Mon 12 | 4:57 am | 5:28 am | 6:25 am | 7:15 pm | 8:11 pm | 8:43 pm | 11h 8m | 62.1° | 260° W |
| Tue 13 | 4:56 am | 5:27 am | 6:23 am | 7:16 pm | 8:12 pm | 8:44 pm | 11h 6m | 62.4° | 260° W |
| Wed 14 | 4:54 am | 5:26 am | 6:22 am | 7:17 pm | 8:13 pm | 8:45 pm | 11h 4m | 62.8° | 259° W |
| Thu 15 | 4:52 am | 5:24 am | 6:21 am | 7:17 pm | 8:14 pm | 8:46 pm | 11h 2m | 63.2° | 259° W |
| Fri 16 | 4:51 am | 5:23 am | 6:19 am | 7:18 pm | 8:15 pm | 8:47 pm | 10h 59m | 63.6° | 258° WSW |
| Sat 17 | 4:49 am | 5:21 am | 6:18 am | 7:19 pm | 8:16 pm | 8:48 pm | 10h 57m | 63.9° | 258° WSW |
| Sun 18 | 4:48 am | 5:20 am | 6:17 am | 7:20 pm | 8:17 pm | 8:49 pm | 10h 55m | 64.3° | 258° WSW |
| Mon 19 | 4:46 am | 5:18 am | 6:16 am | 7:21 pm | 8:18 pm | 8:51 pm | 10h 53m | 64.6° | 257° WSW |
| Tue 20 | 4:45 am | 5:17 am | 6:14 am | 7:22 pm | 8:19 pm | 8:52 pm | 10h 51m | 65.0° | 257° WSW |
| Wed 21 | 4:43 am | 5:16 am | 6:13 am | 7:23 pm | 8:20 pm | 8:53 pm | 10h 49m | 65.4° | 256° WSW |
| Thu 22 | 4:42 am | 5:14 am | 6:12 am | 7:24 pm | 8:21 pm | 8:54 pm | 10h 47m | 65.7° | 256° WSW |
| Fri 23 | 4:40 am | 5:13 am | 6:11 am | 7:25 pm | 8:23 pm | 8:55 pm | 10h 45m | 66.1° | 255° WSW |
| Sat 24 | 4:39 am | 5:12 am | 6:10 am | 7:25 pm | 8:24 pm | 8:57 pm | 10h 42m | 66.4° | 255° WSW |
| Sun 25 | 4:37 am | 5:10 am | 6:08 am | 7:26 pm | 8:25 pm | 8:58 pm | 10h 40m | 66.8° | 254° WSW |
| Mon 26 | 4:36 am | 5:09 am | 6:07 am | 7:27 pm | 8:26 pm | 8:59 pm | 10h 38m | 67.1° | 254° WSW |
| Tue 27 | 4:34 am | 5:08 am | 6:06 am | 7:28 pm | 8:27 pm | 9:00 pm | 10h 36m | 67.5° | 254° WSW |
| Wed 28 | 4:33 am | 5:06 am | 6:05 am | 7:29 pm | 8:28 pm | 9:02 pm | 10h 34m | 67.8° | 253° WSW |
| Thu 29 | 4:32 am | 5:05 am | 6:04 am | 7:30 pm | 8:29 pm | 9:03 pm | 10h 32m | 68.1° | 253° WSW |
| Fri 30 | 4:30 am | 5:04 am | 6:03 am | 7:31 pm | 8:30 pm | 9:04 pm | 10h 30m | 68.5° | 252° WSW |
| Sat 31 | 4:29 am | 5:03 am | 6:02 am | 7:32 pm | 8:31 pm | 9:05 pm | 10h 28m | 68.8° | 252° WSW |
November 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 5:34 am | 6:01 am | 12:47 pm | 7:33 pm | 8:00 pm | 13h 32m | +2:00 | 6:58 pm–7:49 pm | 🌖 61% |
| Mon 2 | 5:33 am | 6:00 am | 12:47 pm | 7:34 pm | 8:01 pm | 13h 34m | +1:59 | 6:59 pm–7:50 pm | 🌗 49% |
| Tue 3 | 5:32 am | 5:59 am | 12:47 pm | 7:35 pm | 8:02 pm | 13h 36m | +1:58 | 7:00 pm–7:51 pm | 🌘 38% |
| Wed 4 | 5:31 am | 5:58 am | 12:47 pm | 7:36 pm | 8:03 pm | 13h 38m | +1:57 | 7:01 pm–7:52 pm | 🌘 27% |
| Thu 5 | 5:30 am | 5:57 am | 12:47 pm | 7:37 pm | 8:04 pm | 13h 40m | +1:56 | 7:02 pm–7:53 pm | 🌘 18% |
| Fri 6 | 5:29 am | 5:56 am | 12:47 pm | 7:38 pm | 8:05 pm | 13h 41m | +1:54 | 7:03 pm–7:55 pm | 🌘 10% |
| Sat 7 | 5:28 am | 5:55 am | 12:47 pm | 7:39 pm | 8:06 pm | 13h 43m | +1:53 | 7:04 pm–7:56 pm | 🌘 5% |
| Sun 8 | 5:27 am | 5:54 am | 12:47 pm | 7:40 pm | 8:07 pm | 13h 45m | +1:52 | 7:04 pm–7:57 pm | 🌘 2% |
| Mon 9 | 5:26 am | 5:53 am | 12:47 pm | 7:41 pm | 8:08 pm | 13h 47m | +1:51 | 7:05 pm–7:58 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Tue 10 | 5:25 am | 5:52 am | 12:47 pm | 7:42 pm | 8:09 pm | 13h 49m | +1:49 | 7:06 pm–7:59 pm | 🌒 1% |
| Wed 11 | 5:24 am | 5:52 am | 12:47 pm | 7:43 pm | 8:11 pm | 13h 51m | +1:48 | 7:07 pm–8:00 pm | 🌒 3% |
| Thu 12 | 5:23 am | 5:51 am | 12:47 pm | 7:44 pm | 8:12 pm | 13h 52m | +1:46 | 7:08 pm–8:01 pm | 🌒 8% |
| Fri 13 | 5:22 am | 5:50 am | 12:47 pm | 7:45 pm | 8:13 pm | 13h 54m | +1:45 | 7:09 pm–8:02 pm | 🌒 13% |
| Sat 14 | 5:21 am | 5:49 am | 12:47 pm | 7:46 pm | 8:14 pm | 13h 56m | +1:43 | 7:10 pm–8:03 pm | 🌒 20% |
| Sun 15 | 5:21 am | 5:49 am | 12:47 pm | 7:47 pm | 8:15 pm | 13h 58m | +1:42 | 7:11 pm–8:04 pm | 🌒 28% |
| Mon 16 | 5:20 am | 5:48 am | 12:48 pm | 7:48 pm | 8:16 pm | 13h 59m | +1:40 | 7:12 pm–8:05 pm | 🌒 37% |
| Tue 17 | 5:19 am | 5:47 am | 12:48 pm | 7:49 pm | 8:17 pm | 14h 1m | +1:38 | 7:13 pm–8:06 pm | 🌓 46% |
| Wed 18 | 5:19 am | 5:47 am | 12:48 pm | 7:50 pm | 8:18 pm | 14h 3m | +1:36 | 7:14 pm–8:07 pm | 🌔 56% |
| Thu 19 | 5:18 am | 5:46 am | 12:48 pm | 7:51 pm | 8:19 pm | 14h 4m | +1:34 | 7:15 pm–8:08 pm | 🌔 66% |
| Fri 20 | 5:17 am | 5:46 am | 12:48 pm | 7:52 pm | 8:20 pm | 14h 6m | +1:32 | 7:15 pm–8:09 pm | 🌔 75% |
| Sat 21 | 5:17 am | 5:45 am | 12:49 pm | 7:53 pm | 8:21 pm | 14h 7m | +1:30 | 7:16 pm–8:10 pm | 🌔 84% |
| Sun 22 | 5:16 am | 5:45 am | 12:49 pm | 7:54 pm | 8:22 pm | 14h 9m | +1:28 | 7:17 pm–8:11 pm | 🌔 91% |
| Mon 23 | 5:16 am | 5:44 am | 12:49 pm | 7:55 pm | 8:23 pm | 14h 10m | +1:26 | 7:18 pm–8:12 pm | 🌔 96% |
| Tue 24 | 5:15 am | 5:44 am | 12:50 pm | 7:56 pm | 8:24 pm | 14h 11m | +1:24 | 7:19 pm–8:13 pm | 🌔 99% |
| Wed 25 | 5:15 am | 5:43 am | 12:50 pm | 7:57 pm | 8:26 pm | 14h 13m | +1:22 | 7:20 pm–8:14 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Thu 26 | 5:14 am | 5:43 am | 12:50 pm | 7:58 pm | 8:27 pm | 14h 14m | +1:19 | 7:21 pm–8:15 pm | 🌖 97% |
| Fri 27 | 5:14 am | 5:43 am | 12:50 pm | 7:59 pm | 8:28 pm | 14h 15m | +1:17 | 7:22 pm–8:16 pm | 🌖 92% |
| Sat 28 | 5:13 am | 5:42 am | 12:51 pm | 8:00 pm | 8:29 pm | 14h 17m | +1:14 | 7:23 pm–8:17 pm | 🌖 85% |
| Sun 29 | 5:13 am | 5:42 am | 12:51 pm | 8:00 pm | 8:30 pm | 14h 18m | +1:12 | 7:24 pm–8:18 pm | 🌖 76% |
| Mon 30 | 5:13 am | 5:42 am | 12:51 pm | 8:01 pm | 8:31 pm | 14h 19m | +1:09 | 7:24 pm–8:19 pm | 🌖 65% |
Longest and shortest day in Canberra
The longest day falls on 22 December 2026, in 2 months, with 14h 32m of daylight.
The shortest is 21 June 2026, 4 months ago, with 9h 46m.
Between them the day length swings by 4h 45m.
Daylight through 2026
The earliest sunset of the year is at 4:57 pm on 12 June; the latest is 8:21 pm on 6 January. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.
Sunrise ranges from 6:36 am on 4 October to 6:19 am on 5 April.
Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 6m of daylight.
What makes sunsets in Canberra different
It takes roughly 26 minutes to go from sunset to proper darkness, right on the 24-minute median for today.
Photographers get 49 minutes of golden light this evening, roughly 1.2× the 40 minutes available at the equator on the same date.
The sun does not set in the same place twice: the December solstice puts it WSW, June swings it 58° round to WNW. Tonight, W.
By the end of October the sun will be setting 86 minutes later than it did on the first, a shift of roughly 3 minutes a day.
On 4 April 2027 the local clock shifts back an hour and sunset lands at 5:54 pm instead of 6:56 pm. Worth knowing if you are planning a shoot that week.
At 571 m the horizon sits 0.83° lower than at sea level, so the sun sets about 4.1 minutes later here than the standard tables suggest — roughly 8.2 minutes of extra daylight across the day.
Planning a sunset photo in Canberra
Arrive by 6:25 pm. Golden hour opens at 6:40 pm and the sun is down by 7:13 pm, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.
Face west — the sun goes down at 261° on the compass today. That bearing moves through the year, so a composition that works this week may not in three months.
Do not pack up at sunset. Blue hour follows from 7:29 pm and runs to 7:39 pm, the end of civil twilight and 25m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.
Common questions
What time is sunset in Canberra today?
The sun sets in Canberra at 7:13 pm today, Saturday 10 October 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Canberra?
It takes 25m. Civil twilight ends at 7:39 pm today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Canberra?
Evening golden hour runs 6:40 pm to 7:29 pm today, lasting 49m. Full golden hour times for Canberra covers the morning window and the coming week.